JOHN LEE HOOKER: TRAVELIN'/I'M JOHN LEEHOOKER [CD]

NEW MINI-LP PAPERSLEEVE GATEFOLD REPLICAS WITH OBI2 LPs ON 1 CD Plus 5 BONUS TRACKSThis quintessential collector’s edition includes two of John Lee Hooker’s finest albums: "Travelin’· (1960), and "I’m John Lee Hooker" (1959), both originally released by the Vee-Jay label. His association with Vee-Jay Records (from the 1950s to the early 1960s) marked a creative peak for Hooker (1912-2001). He taped some of these early songs at a special moment in his career when he was allowed more space between recording sessions.Prior to that, R&B labels were milking him for a different recording every month, sometimes under different names (such as John Lee Booker, Texas Slim, Birmingham Sam, Delta John, and Boogie Man), while during his later period the folk and folk blues revivals saw him doing almost one recording each week! Hooker clearly benefitted from his association with Vee- Jay.The excellent, and sadly defunct, African-American owned label provided quality production, recording and presentation for Hooker’s music. Compared with a lot of his other record companies (such as Modern, J.V.B., Rockin’ and Chance Records, among others) Vee-Jay treated Hooker as a serious artist, worthy of pristine sound quality, enough time in the studio to get the take right, and tasteful accompaniment typically featuring just drums and bass.PERSONNEL:JOHN LEE HOOKER, vocals and guitarLEFTY BATES, guitarSYLVESTER HICKMAN, bassJIMMY TURNER, drumsRecorded in Chicago, 1960.(*) BONUS ALBUM (13-24): I'M JOHN LEE HOOKER (Vee-Jay LP 1007)(**) BONUS TRACKS (25-29). Recorded in Detroit and Chicago, 1949-1959.TRACKS:01 NO SHOES02 I WANNA WALK03 CANAL STREET BLUES04 RUN ON05 I’M A STRANGER06 WHISKEY AND WIMMEN07 SOLID SENDER08 SUNNY LAND09 GOIN’ TO CALIFORNIA10 I CAN’T BELIEVE11 I’LL KNOW TONIGHT12 DUSTY ROAD13 DIMPLES (*)14 HOBO BLUES (*)15 I’M SO EXCITED (*)16 I LOVE YOU HONEY (*)17 BOOGIE CHILLUN (*)18 LITTLE WHEEL (*)19 I’M IN THE MOOD (*)20 MAUDIE (*)21 CRAWLIN’ KING SNAKE (*)22 EVERY NIGHT (*)23 TIME IS MARCHING (*)24 BABY LEE (*)25 MAMBO CHILLUN (**)26 BABY, PLEASE DON’T GO (**)27 TIME IS MARCHING (**)28 SHAKE, HOLLER AND RUN (**)29 BOOGIE RAMBLER (**)TOTAL TIME: 77:22 Min.